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Phyllodesmium iriomotense
Phyllodesmium iriomotense is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Facelinidae.
The specific name iriomotense refers to its type locality, the island Iriomote.
From the article Phyllodesmium iriomotense on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The type locality of this species is Iriomote, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. It has also been reported from Okinawa and Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Phyllodesmium iriomotense was found on a thread like alcyonarian which is probably its food.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 560516.